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| KEY VERSES: Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your mind and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and give it to your servant. (I Kings 11:11) FAITH STORY: FAITH FOCUS: God decided to tear away the kingdom from Solomon because of Solomon’s unfaithfulness to the covenant between God and Solomon’s father David. The punishment for Solomon comes not during his life but during Rehoboam’s reign. There are history reasons as well as faith reasons why the Kingdom was divided. Rehoboam runs into problems with revolts from Israel. Rehoboam plans to attack to reunite the two kingdoms but is instructed by God through the prophet Shemaiah not to attack. Judah is also experiencing some attacks from Egypt on its southern border. Continued... |
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